Blueberry Banana Buckwheat Muffins

You probably all know by now that I have an undisputable love for muffins. Dense, heavy, chewy muffins. LOVE ‘EM! So I’m always looking for new healthy muffin recipes, and those aren’t easy to come accross, so I often end up creating them by adapting recipes that I already have…

When I saw those beautiful cake bars on Leanne’s site, my mind just immediately started drifting… and it wasn’t long before that delightful piece of cake I was looking at started to take the shape of a muffin in my mind. Sure, I could have made the actual cake bars and they would’ve tasted just the same. But they would NOT have been muffins. I love a baked good that is intended as an individual serving.

Mini loaves, mini cakes or muffins… they’re all equally great.

There’s just something about them that I can’t resist.

Plus, whole cakes and loaves have one major flaw. It’s way too easy to cut out just a little piece, you know, to have just that one tiny little bite. Or take that very thin slice out of a banana bread… Yeah, I tend to do that… and then I hate myself for doing it.

Individually baked goods make it impossible to have that little ‘cheat’ bite. You either have the whole thing, or you don’t.

And these muffins, right here, are so good that I know I would’ve invariably gone for the ‘why-don’t-you-cut-a-little-piece-off-it-won’t-even-show’ trick once or twice… Their texture is just brilliant: they have this little bit of crunchiness to them that is quite unusual but extremely pleasing.

They also make for an awesome afternoon snack, served with a handulf of fresh blueberries and a tablespoon of all natural almond butter.

Wow,I just made these and they are amazing,I tweeked it a little and added a half cup of dark chocolate chips and some strawberries.My 2 yr old has just eaten 5 of them!!Love your blog as I’m always looking for great healthy recipes.

AWESOME! Thank you so much for the great feedback Nicole, so happy your little one liked them. Isn’t it just the best feeling when they eat something they truly enjoy and we know is good for them? Glad I could be a part of it, somehow.

I made these earlier in the week and they were a huge hit with everyone. I haven’t been able to find buckwheat groats though so I left those out, and I added half blueberries and half raspberries. I actually had a muffin for breakfast, and now I’m patiently waiting until I can have another one as my early afternoon/pre-workout snack….I don’t know that I’m going to make it much later.
Everyone that tried these just LOVED them. My boyfriend, his mom, my boss, my stomach…they all give it two thumbs up
Thanks for yet another wonderful recipe Sonia!

And thank YOU once more for such amazing feedback, Claudia. You truly are a real rock star! Your comments never fail to put a HUGE smile on my face. I’m real happy to read that you liked the muffins as much as I did (isn’t it super hard to wait for the next one? Minutes just turn into hours!) and I sincerely hope that none of my recipes ever let you down.

Thank you again so very much for making my day! You are simply awesome!